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- 286 True Depictions - Iconography with Joseph Bremer
AMDG. Iconographer Joseph Bremer invites you to discover the “real presence” of the saints in icons. Joseph discusses the rich history of iconography— from its roots in Egyptian art to the separation of eastern and western traditions— and the profound religious significance of iconography. For Joseph, iconography is not just art; it is devotion.
Links mentioned & relevant:
- Romanesque Icons by Joseph Bremer
- Joey’s article in New Liturgical Movement
- Joseph’s icon for the Boethius Conference at The University of Tulsa
- Andrei Rublev’s Holy Trinity icon
- Painting the LIght YouTube channel
Related Kolbecast episodes:
- 9 Interview with Monnica Prudlo, Joseph’s wife
- 23 Imagine Being Homeschooled and 158 The Gift of a Mind featuring Peter Prudlo
- 36 Embrace the Fifth Day and 140 Burnout Happens with Therese Prudlo
- 40 Windshield Time with Dr. Don Prudlo
- 111 What Treasures Remain with Don & Therese Prudlo and Dr. Carl Hasler
- 259 Seeing the Story: Classical Reflections on Art
- 198 The Sign of Our Salvation with Dr. Gilbert Lavoie
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
53 min - 285 Joy, Light, Sorrow, and Glory - The Way of the Rosary with Shannon Wendt
AMDG. Do you struggle to pray the rosary deeply or even to pray it at all? Chews Life founder and author of The Way of The Rosary Shannon Wendt discusses how she went from not praying at all to praying the rosary every day. After a series of tragic pregnancy losses, Shannon found herself in a crisis of faith. Out of her crisis came reconversion, and Shannon was inspired to create a product to help busy parents to embrace the rosary in their daily life. Shannon wants everyone to know that praying the rosary is worthwhile, “even if it’s messy and imperfect.”
Links mentioned & relevant:
- Chews Life shop
- The Way of the Rosary book
- The Way of the Rosary collection
- The Way of the Rosary podcast
- Rosary resources for the whole family from Ascension Press
Learn more about Shannon, her book, Chews Life, and Ascension Press via these social media accounts:
- Instagram: @ascensionpress and @chewslifeshannon
- Facebook: @AscensionPress and @ChewsLifeShop
- X: @AscensionPress
Related Kolbecast episodes:
- 280 St. Maximilian Kolbe and Marian Consecration with Dave VanVickle
- 255 Family Life as Liturgy with Dr. Greg Popcak
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
1 hr - 284 Flexibility + Structure for the Early Years
AMDG. What does homeschooling look like in First Grade? Kindergarten? Pre-K? Advisor Pam Castor and resource teacher Emmanuelle Wilhelm share practical tips that you can implement today to set your youngest students up for success in the home.
Related Kolbecast episodes:
- 90 Vocations Here, Now, and Eventually with Adam & Pam Castor
- 269 Resources and Roadmaps
- 197 Tools in a Toolbox – Kolbe Academy’s Student Support Services program
- 151 Joyful Discoveries for Preschoolers
- 81 The When and the How of Online Elementary
- 82 Move and Groove
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
53 min - 283 Dr. Ryan Hanning on Temperament, Will, Grace, and Virtue
AMDG. We all want to grow in virtue, but how do we get there? Dr. Ryan Hanning breaks down how to create a personalized approach to growing in virtue in his new co-authored book, The Willpower Advantage. Dr. Ryan explores what it means to be happy, how different temperaments interact with the virtues, and the universal appeal of virtue.
A professor of historical philosophy and theology, Dr. Hanning has 25 years of experience in homeschooling and runs a homestead farm.
Links mentioned & relevant:
- Dr. Ryan Hanning’s website
- The WillPower Advantage: Building Habits for Lasting Happiness by Tom Peterson & Ryan Hanning, Ph.D.
- Mary College, a partnership between the University of Mary and Arizona State University
- Fraternus
- Walker Percy’s Lost in the Cosmos
Related Kolbecast episodes:
- 123 A Change of the Ages with Msgr. James Shea
- 199 Jason Craig: Do Good Work and Read Good Work
- 176 The Agenda Is to Grow and 254 Freedom from Anxiety with Art & Laraine Bennett
- 123 A Change of the Ages with Msgr. James P. Shea
- 240 Entry Points for Evangelization – Jimmy Mitchell’s Let Beauty Speak
- 226 Cultivating Habits of Excellence with Dr. Andrew Abela
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
1 hr - 282 The Shock of Holiness with Dr. Michael Pakaluk
AMDG. Bonnie and Steven are joined by professor and author, Dr. Michael Pakaluk. They discuss Dr. Pakaluk’s family's homeschooling experience his new book, The Shock of Holiness; and his thoughts about St. Maximilian Kolbe.
Links mentioned & relevant:
- Dr. Pakaluk’s new book The Shock of Holiness
- The Appalling Strangeness of the Mercy of God by Ruth V.K. Pakaluk & Michael Pakaluk
- Recent piece on St. Maximilian Kolbe and the saint’s impact on Dr. Pakaluk
- HSLDA episode with Dr. Catherine Pakaluk
- Dr. Pakaluk’s piece on Fr. John Tracy Ellis
Related Kolbecast episodes:
- 174 Kolbe’s Chiaroscuro with Anthony D’Ambrosio, writer and producer of Triumph of the Heart
- 226 Cultivating Habits of Excellence with Andrew Abela
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
52 min - 281 Beauty through Words - Classical Reflections on Poetry
AMDG. Poetry is a cornerstone of many homeschooling parents’ education plans— but why? Curriculum Director Maggie Hayden, Curriculum Project Manager Erica Treat and her son, Eben, join the Kolbecast to break down the reasons that poetry should be an integral part of any well-rounded education. “The children who had done poetry when they were young liked to read when they were older,” Maggie comments, “and they could read harder things.”
Learn more about Kolbe Academy’s poetry resources and preview a poetry course via this blog post: Poetry for the Classical Catholic Homeschooler.
Related Kolbecast episodes
- 175 A Both-And Approach at the University of Dallas with Dr. Jonathan Sanford
- 156 Mission Intent: Formed to Serve featuring Erica and her husband, among others, discussing military life and homeschooling
- 271 Building a LIterary Foundation with Maggie Hayden & Mara Matteoli
- 277 The One and Only Shakespeare
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
56 min - 280 St. Maximilian Kolbe & Marian Consecration with Dave VanVickle
AMDG. Catholic evangelist and podcaster Dave VanVickle is “obsessed” with St. Maximilian Kolbe and Marian consecration, and you should be too. In his background aiding exorcists, Dave discovered that “Mary is the lynch pin in almost every case.” Since then, Dave dove deeply into Marian consecration, inviting everyone to “give your life to Our Lady.” He discusses what Marian consecration really is (hint: it doesn’t have to be 33 days long), how to approach the prayer, and why we should not view it superstitiously.
Dave found devotion to St. Maximilian Kolbe through his research into Marian consecration. “This was a man who fell so deeply in love with our lady,” Dave comments, “He was doing theology that was high level… He desperately needs to be studied.”
Links mentioned & relevant:
- Dave’s website The Catholic Truth about Angels, Demons, Ghosts, Exorcisms, and Hauntings
- Every Knee Shall Bow podcast
- The writings of St. Maximilian Kolbe and more information on Marian Consecration via the Militia Immaculata website
Related Kolbecast episodes:
- 100 In the Beginning with Kolbe Academy co-founder Mrs. Dianne Muth
- 174 Kolbe’s Chiaroscuro with Anthony D’Ambrosio about his film on St. Maximilian Kolbe Triumph of the Heart
- 134 For Tinkerers of All Ages highlighting St. Maximilian Kolbe’s engagements with media developments of his time
- 168 The Adventure of a Lifetime with Melissa Dee of the Saints Alive podcast
- 268 Pilgrimage & Jubilee with Our Lady of Champion featuring Kolbe Academy alumnus Fr. Nathan Mudd
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
47 min - 279 God's Forgotten Friends with Author Susan Peek
AMDG. Catholic author Susan Peek joins the Kolbecast to discuss her mission: bringing the stories of lesser-known saints alive for teens and young adults. Susan found herself frustrated searching for morally-sound but still engaging stories for teenagers: “the plots might be exciting, the writer might be excellent— and yet there’s so few things that we can give to teenagers to read.”Her first novel began as a movie script about Saint Camillus, whose struggle of conversion (and reconversion) has inspired many young readers. Today, Susan’s collection of books for teens includes Saint Cloud of Gaul: The Prince Who Trades Kingdoms, St Dymphna of Ireland: The King’s Prey, and Crusader King: A Novel of Baldwin IV and the Crusades, among many others. If you are already a fan of Susan or are just hearing her name for the first time, this episode is a must-listen for parents of Catholic teens!
Links mentioned & relevant:
- Susan Peek’s website
- Catholic Writers Guild
- Catholic Teen Books
Related Kolbecast episodes:
- 249 Stories Crafted with Care from Kolbe Academy Press
- 267 Time Traveling through History: Bringing the Past to Life for Young Learners
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
54 min - 278 Daniel Kuebler on the Compatibility of Catholicism and Evolution
AMDG. How can evolution be compatible with the Catholic faith? Professor of Biology at Franciscan University of Steubenville Daniel Kuebler argues that Catholic students should embrace the theory of evolution. Dr. Kuebler answers several objections to evolutionary theory, grounding his answers in the Catholic doctrine. The professor explains why we shouldn’t be surprised by apparent conflicts (“The truth is bigger than our brains,” he says) and cautions students about two common pitfalls people fall into when discussing faith and evolution.
Links mentioned & relevant:
- Dr. Kuebler’s new book Darwin and Doctrine
- Society of Catholic Scientists and the podcast Dr. Kuebler hosts
- Dr. Kuebler on the Thinking Faith podcast part 1 and part 2
Related Kolbecast episodes:
- 222 Something No One Has Ever Understood Before -- Dr. Kuebler's Kolbecast debut
- 89 The Master Blueprint
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
58 min - 277 The One and Only Shakespeare
AMDG. Literature teachers John Turrentine and James Endres want you to love Shakespeare as much as they do. The duo dives deeply into the classic works you’ve heard of before, giving a fresh perspective on well-known plays, and introduces some of Shakespeare’s plays that you may never have heard of before. With their combined 25 years of experience, John and James address Shakespeare readers of all levels. Whether you are picking up a play for the first time or re-reading an old favorite for the thousandth time, this conversation will have something to teach you.
Links mentioned & relevant:
- Medieval Shakespeare Study Guide Set
- Shakespeare The Sonnets
- Books in Kolbe’s Roman Literature course, including Julius Caesar
- Books in Kolbe’s Era of Christendom course, including Richard III, Macbeth, and The Tempest
Related Kolbecast episodes:
- 266 New Voice, Handy Catalog with Gwynith DeMonte
- 177 Tabletop Theology with Alexi Sargeant
- 3 Dramatic Arts with Dolores Ann Mihaliak
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to [email protected] and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
We’d be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
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The official podcast of Kolbe Academy with lively discussions on home & distance education, Kolbe Academy, and our Catholic community.